INSTINCT

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s. — Billy Wilder, Austrian-American film director If I have learnt one thing over the last few years, it’s that we need to listen to our hearts more than our minds. We have been taught differently though – having been […]

Not about party symbols but about trust

KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) should realise that gaining the favour of political parties in Sabah and Sarawak does not revolve around a symbol or logo, says Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal. The political commentator stated that the issue was whether or not PH could be trusted to seriously include Sabah and Sarawak in their national […]

China seeks only trust and goodwill

KUCHING: As long as China and Malaysia support each other with trust and goodwill, this win-win cooperation will benefit both nations’ peoples and promote the peaceful development of the region, says Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Cheng Guangzhong. “Malaysia, Sarawak included, is an important neighbouring country in the Asia-Pacific region, our […]

A more trusting view of humanity

Title: Talking to StrangersAuthor: Malcolm GladwellPublication year: 2019Publisher: Little, Brown & CoISBN: 9780316478526Price: RM39.00 His first in six years, “Talking to Strangers” is bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book and this time it centres on communication and also on how we often incorrectly communicate. Gladwell follows his usual formula of using anecdotes and statistics to […]

Presidency a position of trust

KUCHING: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah considers his position as the new president of Sarawak United National Youth Organization (Saberkas) as a form of trust given by the state’s leadership. “It is a trust and heavy responsibility that must be shouldered because Saberkas is for our youths who need guidance from […]

Wan Junaidi pledges to uphold trust given to him

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar who was today appointed by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives has pledged that he will perform his duties to the best of his abilities. “I did not expect to be appointed as full minister in the new Cabinet line-up under […]

‘Have faith in CM’

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang urged Sarawakians to put their trust in Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in regaining Sarawak’s eroded rights and interests. He commended Abang Johari for placing Sarawak’s interests foremost as a condition for GPS to join Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal […]